高一英语阅读训练.docx

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高一英语阅读训练

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Beforesheappearedontherealityshow（真人秀）Britain’sGotTalent,SusanBoylewasjustanordinarymiddle-agedBritishwoman.Nowallthisisgoingtochange.

ShelivesinahousewithhercatPebblesinatinyScottishtown.Becauseoflearningdifficulties,shedoesn’thavemucheducation.Butwhatshedoeshaveisaverygoodvoice.Asakid,shesanginchurchandchoirsandschoolplays.Foraliving,shesangatlocalpubs.

WhenshetookthestageonApril10thherhairwasuntidyandherclothesseemedjustonestepupfromrags.Theaudiencelaughedather.

Butthensheopenedhermouth.Afewbarsintothesongandthelaughingaudiencewentsilent.AbeautifulvoicewassingingIDreamedaDreamfromthemusicalLesMiserables.Everyonewasamazed.Attheendofhersong,theaudiencejumpedtotheirfeetandapplaudedwildly.

Almostovernight,Susanbecameahouseholdname.Shewonfansandmillionsofadmirers.Heronlinevideoshavedrawnover85.2millionhits.

Susan’sstoryprovedthetruthofanoldsaying:

“Neverjudgethebookbyitscover.”Susanmaylookordinary,anddoesn’thavemuchdresssense,butshecancertainlysing.

Susan’sfansadmirehercourage,asmuchastheydohervoice.Shehasexperiencedmockeryandmanydisappointments,butherloveformusichaskepthergoing,whichisworthanyone’srespect.

26.Accordingtothepassage,SusanBoyle_______.

A.isafamousyoungactress

B.becamefamousafterashow

C.usedtobeagoodstudent

D.isgoodatdancingandhasmillionsofadmirers

27.Theunderlinedphrase“justonestepupfrom”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans______.

A.farfromB.closeto

C.differentfromD.thesameas

28.Theaudiencejumpedandapplaudedwildlybecause__________.

A.herhairwasuntidyandherclothesseemedjustonestepupfromrags

B.shelookedveryfunny

C.shesangsowellthateveryonewasamazed

D.shemadeafoolishmistakeintheend

29.SusanBoylehasmanyfansnowbecauseof_______.

A.herbeautifulface

B.herknowinghowtodress

C.hergoodeducation

D.herbeautifulvoiceandcourage

30.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.

A.howtowinfans

B.howtosingwell

C.awoman’ssuddensuccess

D.awoman’ssimplelife

B

Ireallyhadn’tmeanttoyellatthem.Butthatgreyafternoonsawitjustasmysonanddaughterweremakingaterriblemessonthefloorinthekitchen.

Withatiresomereporttowrite,Ifeltbotheredatmydesk.Suddenly,itoccurredtomethatmykidswereatfault.AvoiceinsidemeinsistedthatIdosomethingquickly.

“Ok,youtwohere,butwhatanawfulthingyouareattempting!

”Iwasshoutingangrily.Imadeforthem,whileitbecameevidentthattheboywantednopartofme.“Getawayfromus!

”heshoutedback,therebeinganexpressionofsupportfromhissister.

Allofasudden,Ifoundthefaultinmyself.QuicklyIshapedmyhandsintopincersandcrawledtowardsthem,“CrabbyDaddyishere.Ha,Ha,Ha,helikestoyellatchildren,andtheneatthem!

”Mysoncontinuedtokeepmeaway,butnowhewaslaughingandcryingatthesametime.Mymissiontorepairthedamagecausedbymyyellingseemedtoworkwell.Still,Iregrettednothavingcontrolledmyselffirstinarightway.

NeedIletthemknowhowbadlytheywereactingbyblaming?

Thisisalessonthatservesmyself.Itonlyshowsjusthowtogetridofsomething（ill-feelings,responsibility…）byblamingothers.It’snotmy“bestself”.

Wehavetosearchforour“bestself”whenwithourchildren.Theydon’tneedperfectparents,buttheydoneedparentswhoarealwaystryingtogetbetter.Here,Iamremindedofthewordsofagreatthinker.“WhenamanliveswithGod,hisvoiceshallbeassweetasthemurmurofthebook…”Then,inourlifetime,couldn’twealwaysspeaktoourkidsinsuchasweetvoicesincemostofusconsiderthemasthemostpreciousintheworld?

Andbeforewereachthislevel,whatshouldwedowhenwecomeacrossvariousdifficultcaseswithourchildren?

31.Theauthorcouldn’thelpyellingathiskidsthistimeprobablybecause________.

A.theweatherwassounpleasantB.hewastiredofhisboringwork

C.thekidsdidn’taskhimtojointhemD.aDaddyhashisrighttodoso

32.Whichofthefollowingmadetheauthorawareofhisfault?

A.Noobviousreason.

B.Theboy’syellingback.

C.Hisself-awareness.

D.Thegirl’sshoutingback.

33.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorwill_____inanothersimilarsituation.

A.playacrabagainlikethistime

B.apologizetokidsinasincereway

C.avoidblamingkidsinahurry

D.beatthemupaboutsuchthings

34.Whatwillthewritergoontowriteaboutinthenextparagraph（s）?

A.Howtobehaveourselvesproperlywhenkidsareatfault.

B.Howtoplaywithourchildreninamoreinterestingway.

C.Howtodealwiththehouseworkwithchildrenaroundus.

D.Howtopersuadechildrentodowhattheyaretoldto.

35.Whatdoes“theboywantednopartofme”inthethirdparagraphmean?

A.TheboywashappybecauseIlovedthem.

B.TheboywascuriousbecauseIwantedtohelpthem.

C.TheboywasveryhappyforIwasangry.

D.Theboydidn’twantmetojointhem.

C

Inmanypartsoftheworld,carsplayanimportantroleindailylifeandmanysocietieswouldnotexistwithoutthem.Sotheideathatin20years’time,noonewillowncarsmaybehardtobelieve.Butthisisthepredictionmadebyateamoftransportresearcherswhoaretakenseriously,notonlybygovernmentbutalsobycarmanufacturers.

TheHumanScienceandAdvancedTechnologyInstituteatLoughboroughintheUKispartofaninternationalresearchprogram.Theteamtherebelievesthatby2020allcarswillbecomputerized,whichwillmeanmuchsaving,noaccidentsandbetteruseofroads.Thesuper-intelligentcarofthe21stcenturywilldriveitself,anditwillnotbeownedbyoneindividual.Instead,wewillhaveachoiceofcarsandchangethemasfrequentlyaswechangeourclothing.

AccordingtoDr.DavidDavis,wholeadstheresearchteam,thesepredictionsarebasedontherisingcostofthecarculture,whichhasblockedupourcities,pollutedourair,andcausedmoredeathsthanbothworldwarsputtogether.

Davissays,carswillbefittedwithsomeintelligentdevicestoregulatethedistancebetweenonecarandanother.Thecarwillautomaticallyspeedup,orslowdown,tomatchthespeedofthecarinfront.Computersaremuchsaferdriversthanpeople,socarsinaroadtrainwillbeabletodrivemuchclosertogetherthancarsdrivenbypeople.

By2010,Dr.DavidDavisbelieves,cartechnologywillgivemotoristsaclearviewoftheroad,whatevertheweatherconditions,byprojectinganimageoftheroadaheadontothecar’swindscreen.Andby2020,carswilltravelinconvoy,linkedtoeachotherelectronically.Carswillbeconnectedbyanelectronictowbartothecarinfronttoform“road–trains”.“Thefrontvehicleinsuchatrainburnsthenormalamount.”saysDavis.“Butalltheothersinthetrainwouldburnabouttenpercentofthenormalamount,andsoproduceabouttenpercentofthepollution.”

36.Weknowfromthepassagethatgovernmentsandcarmanufacturers_______

A.donotbelievethepredictionthatnoonewillowncarsby2020

B.aredevotedtothetechnologicalrevolutionincarindustry

C.considerthepredictionsseriously

D.haveputthesuper-intelligentcarintomassproduction

37.Whichofthefollowingwillbethecharacteristicofthecarsof2020?

A.Thecarwillspeedupoutofcontrol.

B.Wewillownasmanycarsaswewant.

C.Allcarswillbedrivenbycomputers.

D.Carswillproducemorepollutionthanpresentones.

38.Theleaderoftheresearchteambelievesthatthepresentcarcultureshouldchangebecause_________.

A.carsplayaveryimportantroleindailylife

B.manysocietieswouldstopfunctioningwithoutcars

C.carsshouldnotbeownedbyoneindividual

D.itcausesmanydeathstohumansociety

39.Theexpressionclosestinmeaningtothephrase“inconvoy”inthelastparagraphis________.

A.inlineB.sidelongC.sidebysideD.shouldertoshoulder

40.Whatwillhappenifcarsarejoinedtoeachotherelectronicallyin2020?

A.Motoristswillgetaclearviewoftheroad.

B.Theweatherconditionwillnothaveeffectonmotorists.

C.Therewillbelesspollutioncausedbycar.

D.Alltrainswillburnlessfuelthanpresent.

D

Kenyaislosinganaverageof100ofits2,000lionseachyearbecauseofgrowinghumansettlements,increasingfarming,climatechangeanddiseases,accordingtotheKenyaWildlifeService（KWS）.

“LionshaveaspecialplaceinKenyans’life,”saidPaulUdoto,aspokesmanfortheorganization.“Otherthanbeingthesymbolofnationalstrength,theyareamongtheBigFive,amainattractionforvisitorstoKenya.”

Therewere2,749lionsinKenyain2002andtheirpopulationdroppedto2,280by2004andtoabout2,000today,accordingtoKWSfigures.

“ThefallofthelionpopulationisworryingandeveryeffortneedstobemadetomakesurethatKenyaeitherprotectsitspopulationof2,000lionsatpresentorincreasesthenumberstoanecologically（生态上地）acceptablelevel,”saidMr.Udoto.

“Thereisnodoubtthatthenumbersareinfreefall.I’dbesurprisediftheyevenlastaslongas20years,”saidLaurenceFrank,projectdirectorofLivingWithLions,aKenya-basedanimalprotectionorganization.“WhenIfirstcamehere30yearsago,Iwouldalwayshearlionsroaringacrossthelandatnightandseetheirtracksinthemorning.Nowthatisveryrare.”

“Thereasonissimple.Asthenumbersofpeoplegrowandthenumbersofcowsincrease,theytakeupmuchofthelion’sspace.Alongsidethatthereareotherways,includingpoisoning,tokilllions.”

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